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Things to Come (1936) -- A story of 100 years: a decades-long second world war leaves plague and anarchy, then a rational state rebuilds civilization and tries space travel.
Dragonslayer (1981) -- A King has made a pact with a dragon where he sacrfices virgins to it, and the dragon leaves his kingdom alone...
Things to Come (1936) -- A story of 100 years: a decades-long second world war leaves plague and anarchy, then a rational state rebuilds civilization and tries space travel.
Our Man in Havana (1959) -- A vacuum cleaner salesman (Alec Guinness) is recruited by the British secret service to act as a spy in Havana.
Time Bandits (1981) -- A young boy accidently joins a band of dwarves as they jump from time-period to time-period looking for treasure to steal.

Overview

Date of Birth:
19 December 1902, Tivoli Road, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England, UK more
Date of Death:
10 October 1983, Marylebone, London, England, UK more
Trivia:
He was awarded the Laurence Olivier Theatre Special Award in 1982 (1981... more
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Up 3% in popularity this week. See why on IMDbPro.
Awards:
Nominated for 2 Oscars. Another 6 wins & 6 nominations more
NewsDesk:
(6 articles)
Rare Movie Alert! "The Wrong Box" On TCM August 29
 (From CinemaRetro. 27 August 2009, 3:29 AM, PDT)
Rare Movie Alert! Tonight's TCM Sean Connery Festival Includes Rare Showing Of "Woman Of Straw"
 (From CinemaRetro. 8 May 2009, 6:26 AM, PDT)
Alternate Names:
Lt. Cmdr Ralph Richardson RNVR | Sir Ralph Richardson

Filmography

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Actor
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Year Gross (USD) Rating
- 1. Invitation to the Wedding (1985) Uncle Willie 1985 - 4.9 (20)
- 2. Give My Regards to Broad Street (1984)   Jim 1984 - 4.6 (639)
AKAs:
  • Paul McCartney's Give My Regards to Broad Street (Australia: poster title)
- 3. Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes (1984) The Sixth Earl of Greystoke 1984 - 6.1 (6,579)
- 4. "Wagner" (1983)   Pfordten (3 episodes, 1983) 1983 - 7.6 (158)
3 TV episodes:
- 5. "Hallmark Hall of Fame" (1951)   Sir Wilfred Robarts (1 episode, 1982) 1982 - 8.6 (63)
AKAs:
  • Hallmark Television Playhouse
- 6. Time Bandits (1981) Supreme Being 1981 - 6.9 (20,866)
- 7. Dragonslayer (1981) Ulrich 1981 - 6.8 (4,586)
- 8. Early Days (1981) (TV) Sir Richard Kitchen 1981 - 9.3 (6)
- 9. Charlie Muffin (1979) (TV)   Sir Archibald Willoughby 1979 - 7.1 (98)
AKAs:
  • A Deadly Game (USA)
- 10. Watership Down (1978)   (voice) Chief Rabbit 1978 - 7.8 (8,783)
AKAs:
  • Richard Adams's Watership Down (UK: complete title)
- 11. No Man's Land (1978) (TV) Hirst 1978 - 9.1 (14)
- 12. "Jesus of Nazareth" (1977)   Simeon 1977 - 8.5 (4,247)
AKAs:
  • Gesù di Nazareth (Italy)
- 13. The Man in the Iron Mask (1977) (TV) Colbert de Voliere 1977 - 6.6 (817)
- 14. Rollerball (1975) Librarian 1975 - 6.5 (7,628)
- 15. Frankenstein: The True Story (1973) (TV) Mr. Lacey 1973 - 7.5 (537)
- 16. O Lucky Man! (1973) Sir James Burgess/Monty 1973 - 7.8 (3,093)
- 17. A Doll's House (1973/I) Dr. Rank 1973 - 6.5 (300)
- 18. "ABC Afterschool Specials" (1972)   Various Characters (1 episode, 1973) 1973 - 6.4 (147)
1 TV episode:
- 19. Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (1972)   The Caterpillar 1972 - 5.6 (520)
AKAs:
  • Lewis Carroll's Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (Australia)
- 20. Tales from the Crypt (1972) The Crypt Keeper 1972 - 7.0 (2,026)
- 21. Eagle in a Cage (1972) Sir Hudson Lowe 1972 - 7.1 (40)
- 22. "Play for Today" (1970)   Jack (1 episode, 1972) 1972 - 7.1 (52)
1 TV episode:
- 23. Lady Caroline Lamb (1972)   King George IV 1972 - 5.1 (143)
AKAs:
  • Peccato d'amore (Italy)
- 24. She Stoops to Conquer (1971) (TV)   Hardcastle 1971 - 8.3 (12)
AKAs:
  • Stage 2: She Stoops to Conquer (UK: series title)
- 25. Whoever Slew Auntie Roo? (1971)   Mr. Benton 1971 - 5.8 (379)
AKAs:
  • Who Slew Auntie Roo? (USA: poster title)
- 26. Hassan (1971) (TV) Hassan 1971 - -
- 27. Upon This Rock (1970) (TV)   Guide 1970 - -
AKAs:
  • Return to Lochaver
- 28. David Copperfield (1969) (TV) Mr. Micawber 1969 - 6.1 (226)
- 29. The Looking Glass War (1969) LeClerc 1969 - 5.9 (287)
- 30. Battle of Britain (1969)   Sir David Kelly (British minister to Switzerland) 1969 - 6.8 (5,395)
AKAs:
  • The Battle of Britain (USA: DVD title)
- 31. The Bed Sitting Room (1969) Lord Fortnum of Alamein 1969 - 6.4 (554)
- 32. Midas Run (1969)   Lord Henshaw 1969 - 5.2 (35)
AKAs:
  • A Run on Gold (UK)
- 33. Oh! What a Lovely War (1969) Sir Edward Grey 1969 - 7.0 (1,011)
- 34. "ITV Saturday Night Theatre" (1969)   Sir Toby Belch (1 episode, 1969) 1969 - 4.5 (6)
AKAs:
  • ITV Sunday Night Theatre (UK: new title)
1 TV episode:
- 35. "NET Playhouse" (1966)   Jack (1 episode, 1968) 1968 - -
1 TV episode:
- 36. "Blandings Castle" (1967)   Clarence, 9th Earl of Emsworth (6 episodes, 1967) 1967 - 6.9 (9)
- 37. Khartoum (1966) William Gladstone 1966 - 6.8 (1,987)
- 38. The Wrong Box (1966) Joseph Finsbury 1966 - 7.0 (1,161)
- 39. Doctor Zhivago (1965) Alexander 1965 - 8.0 (25,695)
- 40. Campanadas a medianoche (1965)   (voice) Narrator 1965 - 8.0 (1,828)
AKAs:
  • Falstaff (France) (Switzerland: German title)
  • Campanades a mitjanit (Spain: Catalan title)
  • Chimes at Midnight (UK)
- 41. "Thursday Theatre" (1964)   Robert Johnson (1 episode, 1965) 1965 - -
1 TV episode:
- 42. Woman of Straw (1964) Charles Richmond 1964 - 6.8 (524)
- 43. Hedda Gabler (1963/I) (TV) Judge Brack 1963 - 7.8 (56)
- 44. The 300 Spartans (1962)   (as Sir Ralph Richardson) Themistocles of Athens 1962 - 6.7 (3,061)
AKAs:
  • Lion of Sparta
- 45. Long Day's Journey Into Night (1962) James Tyrone 1962 - 7.9 (1,762)
- 46. The Largest Theatre in the World: Heart to Heart (1962) (TV) Sir Stanley Johnson 1962 - -
- 47. Exodus (1960) Gen. Sutherland 1960 - 6.8 (3,239)
- 48. Oscar Wilde (1960)   Sir Edward Carson 1960 - 6.5 (97)
AKAs:
  • Forbidden Passion
  • Oscar Wilde: The Movie
- 49. Our Man in Havana (1959) 'C' 1959 - 7.1 (1,520)
- 50. The Passionate Stranger (1957)   Roger Wynter/Sir Clement 1957 - 6.8 (18)
AKAs:
  • A Novel Affair (USA)
- 51. Smiley (1956) Reverend Lambeth 1956 - 6.8 (54)
- 52. Richard III (1955) Duke of Buckingham 1955 - 7.7 (1,259)
- 53. The Holly and the Ivy (1952) Reverend Martin Gregory 1952 - 7.7 (153)
- 54. The Sound Barrier (1952)   John Ridgefield 1952 - 7.1 (391)
AKAs:
  • Breaking Through the Sound Barrier (USA: promotional title)
  • Breaking the Sound Barrier (USA)
- 55. Home at Seven (1952)   David Preston 1952 - 7.3 (61)
AKAs:
  • Murder on Monday (USA)
- 56. Outcast of the Islands (1952) Captain Tom Lingard 1952 - 7.4 (250)
- 57. "Fireside Theatre" (1949)   Ebenezer Scrooge (1 episode, 1951) 1951 - 7.0 (13)
1 TV episode:
- 58. The Heiress (1949) Dr. Austin Sloper 1949 - 8.2 (3,927)
- 59. The Fallen Idol (1948)   Baines 1948 - 7.9 (2,038)
AKAs:
  • The Lost Illusion
- 60. Anna Karenina (1948)   Alexei Karenin 1948 - 6.4 (628)
AKAs:
  • Tolstoy's Anna Karenina (UK: complete title)
- 61. School for Secrets (1946)   Prof. Heatherville 1946 - 6.5 (41)
AKAs:
  • Secret Flight (USA)
- 62. The Silver Fleet (1943) Jaap van Leyden 1943 - 7.0 (124)
- 63. The Day Will Dawn (1942)   Frank Lockwood 1942 - 6.4 (155)
AKAs:
  • The Avengers (USA)
- 64. The Lion Has Wings (1939) Wing Commander Richardson 1939 - 6.0 (158)
- 65. On the Night of the Fire (1939)   Will Kobling 1939 - 6.4 (38)
AKAs:
  • The Fugitive (USA)
- 66. Smith (1939) John Smith 1939 - 8.7 (13)
- 67. The Four Feathers (1939) Captain John Durrance 1939 - 7.8 (1,964)
- 68. Q Planes (1939)   Maj. Charles Hammond 1939 - 6.4 (155)
AKAs:
  • Clouds Over Europe (USA)
- 69. Bees on the Boat-Deck (1939) (TV) Sam Gridley 1939 - -
- 70. The Citadel (1938) Dr. Philip Denny 1938 - 7.4 (716)
- 71. South Riding (1938) Robert Carne 1938 - 6.5 (39)
- 72. The Divorce of Lady X (1938) Lord Mere 1938 - 6.9 (373)
- 73. Thunder in the City (1937) Henry V. Manningdale 1937 - 6.3 (56)
- 74. The Man Who Could Work Miracles (1936) Colonel Winstanley 1936 - 7.4 (358)
- 75. Things to Come (1936)   The Boss 1936 - 6.8 (1,817)
AKAs:
  • H.G. Wells' Things to Come (UK: complete title)
- 76. Bulldog Jack (1935)   Morelle 1935 - 6.1 (93)
AKAs:
  • Alias Bulldog Drummond (USA)
- 77. The Return of Bulldog Drummond (1934) Maj. Hugh 'Bulldog' Drummond 1934 - 6.9 (15)
- 78. Java Head (1934) William Ammidon 1934 - 6.5 (16)
- 79. Thunder in the Air (1934) 1934 - -
- 80. The King of Paris (1934) Paul Lebrun 1934 - -
- 81. Friday the Thirteenth (1933)   Horace Dawes 1933 - 7.1 (111)
AKAs:
  • Friday the 13th
  • Millie the Non-Stop Variety Girl
- 82. The Ghoul (1933) Nigel Hartley 1933 - 5.8 (627)
Director
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Year Gross (USD) Rating
- 1. Home at Seven (1952)   1952 - 7.3 (61)
AKAs:
  • Murder on Monday (USA)
Producer
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Year Gross (USD) Rating
- 1. The Silver Fleet (1943) (associate producer) 1943 - 7.0 (124)
Thanks
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Year Gross (USD) Rating
- 1. Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes (1984) (dedicatee) 1984 - 6.1 (6,579)
Self
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Year Gross (USD) Rating
- 1. Directed by William Wyler (1986) Himself 1986 - 8.0 (249)
- 2. Laurence Olivier: A Life (1982) (TV) (as Sir Ralph Richardson) Himself 1982 - 9.4 (34)
- 3. "The Morecambe & Wise Show" (1978)   Himself - Guest (1 episode, 1981) 1981 - 7.2 (26)
1 TV episode:
- 4. Starring Katharine Hepburn (1981) (TV) Himself 1981 - 6.1 (13)
- 5. "Second City TV" (1976)   Himself (1 episode, 1976) 1976 - 8.6 (321)
AKAs:
  • SCTV (Canada: English title: new title) (USA)
  • Second City Revue (Canada: English title)
1 TV episode:
- 6. "The Russell Harty Show" (1974)   Guest / Himself (1 episode, 1975) 1975 - -
1 TV episode:
- 7. "Film Night" (1970)   Himself (1 episode, 1972) 1972 - 7.0 (6)
1 TV episode:
- 8. Carol Channing's Mad English Tea Party (1970) (TV) Himself 1970 - -
- 9. "Stars on Sunday" (1969)   Himself (1 episode, 1969) 1969 - -
1 TV episode:
- 10. Moscow in Madrid (1965) Himself 1965 - 5.8 (47)
- 11. "The Great War" (1964)   Douglas Haig (26 episodes, 1964) 1964 - 9.6 (111)
26 TV episodes: 21 episodes not shown.
- 12. "What's My Line?" (1950)   Mystery Guest (1 episode, 1963) 1963 - 8.9 (268)
1 TV episode:
- 13. Shakespeare: Soul of an Age (1962) Narrator 1962 - -
- 14. "This Is Your Life" (1955)   Himself (1 episode, 1960) 1960 - 6.6 (29)
1 TV episode:
- 15. "Time to Remember" (1959)   Narrator (1 episode) 1959 - -
1 TV episode:
- 16. Korda Interviews (1956) (TV) Interviewee 1956 - -
- 17. The Volunteer (1943) (as Lt. Cmdr Ralph Richardson RNVR) Himself/Narrator 1943 - 6.9 (51)
- 18. Forty Million People (1939) (voice) Narrator 1939 - -
Archive Footage
- 1. Sir John Mills' Moving Memories (2000) (V) Himself
- 2. The 57th Annual Academy Awards (1985) (TV) The Sixth Earl of Greystoke
- 3. The Movie Orgy (1968) (uncredited) Brief clip from unidentified film

Additional Details

Other Works:
He recorded several spoken-word albums for Caedmon Records during the 1960s, and among his recorded performances was the title role in Shakespeare's "Julius Caesar". more
Publicity Listings:
1 Portrayal | 4 Print Biographies | 2 Articles | 2 Magazine Cover Photos more
Genres:
Drama | War | Documentary | Comedy more
Plot Keywords:
Based On Novel | Character Name In Title | Based On Play | Independent Film more

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